1988 Boston College Eagles football team

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The 1988 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. On November 19, the team participated in one of the first American college football game played in Europe, in the Emerald Isle Classic, played in Dublin, Ireland.

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (8th season)
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1988 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (8th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
 1987
1989 
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1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 West Virginia $5001110
No. 13 Syracuse5101020
Pittsburgh330650
Temple230470
Rutgers240560
Penn State240560
Boston College150380
Rankings from AP Poll
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1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   1200
No. 2 Miami (FL)   1110
No. 3 Florida State   1110
No. 5 West Virginia   1110
Southern Miss   1020
No. 13 Syracuse   1020
Army   930
Louisville   830
South Carolina   840
Northern Illinois   740
Pittsburgh   650
Memphis State   650
Southwestern Louisiana   650
Rutgers   560
Akron   560
Penn State   560
Tulane   560
Temple   470
Tulsa   470
Boston College   380
Cincinnati   380
East Carolina   380
Navy   380
Virginia Tech   380
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1No. 8 USCL 7–3432,000[2]
September 10Cincinnati
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–729,279[3]
September 17at No. 16 Penn StateL 20–2384,000[4]
September 24at TCUL 17–3125,335[5]
October 1Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 34–3132,000[6]
October 15Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–1732,000[7]
October 22at No. 6 West VirginiaL 19–5963,145[8]
November 5at TennesseeL 7–1090,030[9]
November 12No. 15 Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 20–4532,000[10]
November 19vs. ArmyW 38–2442,525[11]
November 26at TempleL 28–4512,892[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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